to absolve
50
7.2
- verb
- /æbˈzɑlv/
- Formal
:
absolver
- I can only pray this be enough to absolve my stain of sin.
- absolve someone of responsibility
- absolve someone of blame
- absolve someone of guilt
And if he wins, he wants to absolve his criminal cases.
- And if he wins, he wants to absolve his criminal cases.
- But it absolves you of responsibility and that's the point.
- This is a man who will always deflect, always make an excuse, always put the burden on you and absolve him of any responsibility.
- It's not absolving us of the consequences of these jihadi groups coming to power.
- We can't absolve ourselves of that responsibility for getting us to this point.
- Paul was such a cool director, but he, he knew what his strengths were and he knew and, and, and he if he didn't have a strength in it, he would absolve himself from it.
- He says that he's not aiming to absolve bank management, he just wanted to make clear that this wasn't the finest hour for many players.
- So we conveniently blame the user and absolve ourselves from the product or the people who are responsible to create a product that works.
- I was wrong to work so hard to absolve myself of something that wasn't.
Examples
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By the power of the apostles he has given me... I absolve you from all your sins... in the name of the Father and the Son... and the Holy Spirit.
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And also, and also doing a good job doesn't absolve you of previous crimes.
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And these same people, the same people want to absolve the Department of Education.
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And I also absolve myself from them.
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And if he wins, he wants to absolve his criminal cases.
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Do you want me to absolve you of this sin?
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I absolve you all of your sins.
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It was only the beginning of what he felt he needed to do to absolve himself.
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So for me, therapy, it didn't absolve me of my depression, but it got me to a point where I could help myself more.
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Do you want me to absolve you of this sin?
Synonyms
238
1.8
To excuse someone from a duty or rule
201
3.2
Free someone from a duty or responsibility
129
8.2
To say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime
92
3.9
To officially forgive someone for a crime and free them from punishment
75
3.5
To not punish someone or excuse them from a duty
30
4.1
To free someone officially from a rule or obligation
30
7.0
To clear someone of blame or guilt
28
7.4
To say in court that someone is not guilty
5
7.2
Officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime
3
9.9
To say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime
1
9.9
To hear a person's confession and forgive their sins
Antonyms
How Forgiven
- Formal
50
7.2
- Formal
129
8.2
28
7.4
- Formal
92
3.9
∞
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Absolve comes from the Latin parts ab- 'away' and solvere 'to loosen', the same idea you see in solve and dissolve. So to absolve someone is to 'loosen away' their blame and free them from guilt.